Lama Temple

Beijing and the Great Wall at Mutianyu

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September 7th 2010
Day 1 Our flight from Seoul to Beijing was delayed by 90 minutes, landing us close to rush hour. We found the shuttle buses into the city and without exactly knowing where our hotel was I told them Tiananmen Square as our destination. Just outside the airport the road was completely shut down. 45 minutes later we finally started rolling and ours was the last stop putting us out at the he ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more